Plumbing-fixture.



P. J. MADDEN.

PLUMBING FIXTURE. I APPLICATION run) my 24.1906. xm'zwm mm: 5-1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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PLUMBING FIXTURE.

APPLICATION rum HAYZ4.1QC8. RENEWED JUNE 5. 1909.

Patented Aug. 24. 1909.

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OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

YLUMZEING-FIXTCRE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 24:, 1909.

Application filed Kay 24, 1906, Serial No. 318,514. Renewed June 5, 1908. Serial No. 500,404.

To all whomi't may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. MADDEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago. in tllecuunty of Cook and State of Illinois, have iizventcd ccrtain new and use ful Improvements in Plumhiugl ixturcs, of which the following is a specification.

The term fixtures as used in this spccil ficatron 1s intended to comprehcrnl water closcts, nrinalsfsinks, hath tubs. wash basins, and all other-plumbing dcviees in the nature of receptacles with which it is necessary to make a pipe councction for cithcr supplying or evacuating the. receptacle.

In its broad-2st aspcct the invention corcrs and includes citln-r an inletor an outlet pipe,

and in a more limited aspect it includes a cooperative relation 0t both. with respect I to the howl.

For thc sake of brevity the tcrm 'uowl I will be hereinafter used to denote the receptacle of the fixture, but with tln: uinlrrstanding;' that any other spccitic name for a rcccptacle of any particular typc or character may he read for it.

' The inrcntion is particularly wcll adapted to that class of fixtures in which the luml has to he removed from llltn' in timc for the purpose of removing ohsu-m-tiuus or f r I repair purposes, and with fixtures of illlfi class, especially those in which thc lam'l must he rcnioved and put in place trout in front (2'. e., withort going hack of the wall or slab through which the pipe connectionor connection; extend). facility of" rcmnval and replacement is, of conrsc. important.v

As before intimated. t';-c imcntion is applieahlc to all classes of piuiuhiu; fixtures, )ut my original ann was in rovidc an unproved urinal, and since it is to this class of fixtures that the invention is. particularly adapted. l have selected such a tixturo for illustrating ll. and will lu-rcnzattcr particularly tltH'l'l u. tlllH cmlmdtmcnt of it. with the understanding, huwercr, that cxccpting as to those features which arc peculiar to this (5!;155 of fixtures the. invcntion includes fixtures of all classes to \\'lll(ll it is appli- (.tllJlJ.

'lhc invention,cousistsiri, thc features of novelty that are hereinafter described with rei'crcnce to thc :nrconqmnying drawings wh ch arc madc a part of this specification and in which:

Figure l a sectional elevation of a urinal emhod viug the. invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the bowl. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3- Figs. 2 and 4, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-'t. Figs. 1 and 3. looking in the direction of the arrows. V A rcprvscnts the howl (of a urinal) hari ing at. top an inlet opening A and at bottom an outlet opening hoth disposed horizontally and extending tlwough the back of the bowl. 'llic howl shown in the drawlugs has a vcrtical hack adapted to fit again t a wall or slah B. that side of the wall upon which the howl is located being h.-rcin rcfcrrcd to ."m' the front side. Tho wall has through ittwo-opcuings B and B", through the former of \\'hich,eZ\'tendS auinlct or supply pipe C. and hrough the latter of which extends an outlet. or discharge pipe D.

The Howl has in'i'ts roar side a recess .or cavity it the top of which prflides a shoulder 1: which is prefcr': il ly horizontal and this shouldcr rests upon ihthorizontal arm ,ll an snitahlc. means; (or upon a set SI'IJPW 1- (ill'l'lltl by said arrn). This hracltct u. ill usclt'. suIlit-n'utv to support; the weight it ionly one of a muuhcr of supporting dc.- \iccs. cach of which scrres to relieve the others.

The parts accc sorr to the inlet and outlet pipca are similar in all of their esscntial t'calurcs. so that. a des ripti n of one will servo for both, but for the sake of distinction capital lctt-crsa illhe used for the parts acccssory to the inlet ipe and cm'rcspoinli log small letters for the parts accessory to the outlet pipe.

The pipe C is tlu'eadcd on its cxtcrior to within a short- (listanccot' its cxtrcmity. and 0n the unthrcadcd portion, (l', is mounted a gasket F of rnhhenor other suitable matcrial. Tho unthreadcd end of thc pipc cntcr thcopeniug .V- and tits it rather snugly so as: to form a slip joint bctwccn the bowl and thpipe. The opening has a couutcrsinl: which rcccircs thc 1 "2l l\'tl l and in this countersink is an annular rih. which coiipcralca with means ln-rciuat'tcr dcscrihcd for .mmprcssiug tlic' a.-kct and forcing it into cl se contact with the bowl and pipo thc inner cud of a cc.c (l which surround lhcv pipe C and ism'oridcd on it inlcrlof thc lmnl. hut in the construction shown with a thread corresponding with the thread engaged by a wrench or tool for turning it.

- bowl and the pipe 0.

The sleeve is also threaded on its exterior, and occupies a correspondingly threaded opening in a wall plate rl, all of the threads bemg of the same pitch. The wall plate H lits against the rear side of the wall l5 and has a tubular llange or projection 11' which extends into the opening l5 and fits the same snugly, whereby the bowl is supported, either wholly or partially. The plate has through it square or other non-circular openings .11 for receiving corresponding noncircular reduced portions of bolts 1, said bolts having their extremities adjacent to said non-circular portions threaded for receiving the nuts 1 between which and the sllOllltlclS resulting from the reduced non: circular portions of the bolts the wall plate ll is clamped so that the bolts are rigidly attached to the wall plate and project therefrom at right angles to its general plane. The wall or partition B is provided with openings through which the bolts pass and these openings and the bolts are preferably of practically the same diameter so that the bolts lit the openings snugly and are-incapable of any lateral movement. The bolts, therefore, constitute means additional to the llangc H for supporting and sustaining the wall platlz. 'l'he bolts pass. through openings formed through ears A on the bowl and the outer ends of the bolts are threaded for receiving the nuts 1*.

When the parts are assembled and occupy the positions shown in the drawings the bolts will hold the back of the bowl firmly against the all l5 independently of the pipe U and the outer end oi the sleeve (.r will compress and expand the gasket F within the countersink so as to form a tight joint between the The bowl is therefore supported and held against downward i movement by the bracket lo, the pipes C and 't he wall B.

l), and the bolts 1 and -i and, by the same elements, with the exception of the bracket 15,

"it is held against upward movement, its

outward movement, away from the wall, being prevented by the bolts.

When the fixture has once been properly put in place, in order to remove the bowl it is simply necessary to remove the four nuts 1" and 2", after which the bowl may be moved horizontally away from the wall, and in order to replace it the reverse of these operations all that is required. It will be understood that initially, or in the first instance, the parts are adjusted from behind The sleeve Gr being in position on the pipe C, the wall plate H being in position the leeve G andthe bolts being at;-

tachei l tl wall plate, the wall plate is presented from the rear side of tliii 'wall, so that 1ts flange H enters the opening B and so that the bolts I enter their respective l openings in the wall B. The thickness of the wall B is not the same in all instances and hence it becomes necessar to adjust the positions of the pipe C an the sleeve G with relation to each other and to the wall plate. After the wall plate has been thus put in place, the pipe 0 is adjusted so that its end projects the necessary distance in front of the wall B and the gasket F is then put in place upon its projcctin untlireaded end. The plumber, knowing t which it is desired to compress'the gasket,

theu adjusts the sleeve G, so that its outer extremity will occupv the proper position extent to with relation to the back of the bowl when i the latter is brought to a bearing against the front of the wall. Ordinarily when the sleeve Gis once adjusted to its proper position it is not necessary to change its ad ustment, but should this become necessary for any reason, as for instance the decay of the gasket or, the substitution of a smaller gasket, the adjustment may be made either from in front of or behind the wall.

I do not broadly claim in this application a plumbing fixture having a bowl provided with an opening, a support located opposite said opening, a pipe having an 0 en end. registering with said opening, an means for forming a tight joint between the bowl and pipe, said means including a gasket and a. pressure screw reactin in one direction against said support and m the other direc tion against the bowl, such a fixture being claimed in my copendiog ap lication of even date herewith bearing Seria No. 318,512.

:What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a plumbing fixture, the combination of a bowl having an opening, a pipe regisbolts connecting the bowl and we 1plate ill- A dependently of the pipe, substantial y as described.

2. In a plumbing fixture, the combination of a bowl having an opening, a pipe registering with said opening, a gasket surrounding the opening and contacting with the bowl, a seat for the gasket carried by the pipe and adjustable thereon, a wall plate carrying the pipe, means for preventin the endwise movement of the pipe relative y to the wall plate, and bolts connecting the bowl and wall plate independently of the pipe, substantially as described.

3. In a plumbing fixture, the combination of a bowl having an opening, a pipe registering with said opening, :1 gasket snrronnd- 11 sent for the gasket married hy the pipe,

hoivi, a siecve having threaded engng tent with the pipe and carrying :2 seat for the gasket. and means for towing the bowl and pipe toward each other and there ny 11, pressing the gas (Pi, snh itnntiniiy us scribe-d.

4. 1n n plumbing fixture. the enmhiuntion of a bowl having an o i-ening. :i pip? regis tering with said opening-a 1:11

opening of the wait and registering with the 1 opening of the bowl, n gasket cmitueling with the hrnvt and snrrminriing its opening.

ing the opening and-contacting with the m ans: 01' preventing inward movement the Yzlii, and Emits for forcing the how town i the will}, i. ienlifintiy :f the pipe, .-;nt; tnnti:.liy 12H herihed.

G. In a dumbing fixture, the combination of :1 bowl havin an opening, a. pipe registering with sniti opening, a gasket contact-- in; with thihow! and surrounding its (p-9ning. :1 seat for the gasket. curri d h 'the pipe, :1 wall plate, means connecting the pig): and wait phite. hoits carried by the wait plate and extending outward therefrom, the howl hviilgln'tfl'idfli with perforations through whit-h said hair-,- pass, and nuts turned onto the bolts and engaging the bowl for drawing the wait plate and bowl toward each other, slthstflllfitlii) its tiPSt'libGd.

PATRICK J. MADDEN.

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L. M. Hoemxs,

31m. A. HARTKE. 

